SAR Newsletter December 2024

 

SAR wishes its community happy holidays!

As the year comes to a close, we wish to extend our warmest wishes to all of you, our valued community. At SAR, our strength lies in the community's diversity and openness — principles that guide our mission to connect, facilitate, and advocate for artistic research across disciplines and borders.

Whether through engaging in annual conferences and forums, RC expositions, JAR contributions, or peer exchanges, each of you contribute to a thriving community that nurtures creativity and knowledge in all its forms. Thank you for your participation in the different ways we have come together this year to collaborate, share, and innovate.

As we look to the coming year, we remain committed to supporting artistic research within and beyond institutions, fostering dialogue, and addressing the societal challenges that impact us all.

We are excited to continue this journey with you in 2025!

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Record high number of submissions for the 16th SAR Conference 2025.

We are thrilled to share with you that SAR has received over 300 submissions for the 16th SAR Conference on Artistic Research, taking place in Porto with i2ADS in 2025! This marks a record-high number of proposals for the conference, and we are truly inspired by the incredible diversity and quality of the submissions.

The originality and depth of artistic research demonstrated this year is remarkable, and we are eager for the reviewing process to begin.

Stay tuned—we look forward to sharing the final programme and selected presentations with you in 2025! Thank you to everyone who submitted and contributed to making this open call such a success.

To learn more about the upcoming conference taking place on 7th, 8th and 9th of May, 2025: https://sar2025.i2ads.up.pt/

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First Core Group meeting for the COST Action Artistic Intelligence.

Earlier this December, the CORE group of the Artistic Intelligence – Responsiveness, Accessibility, Responsibility, Equity (ARTinRARE) COST Action held its inaugural meeting in Vienna. This marked the official launch of the Action’s collaborative efforts to advance the integration of artistic research with traditional inquiry methods, leveraging new computational techniques like ML/AI to enhance cross-disciplinary knowledge production.

By establishing frameworks and networks, the Action seeks to improve the discoverability, transferability, and societal impact of artistic and practice-based research.

The overwhelming interest in the project was evident, with nearly 200 applications submitted to participate in the four working groups. This enthusiastic response underscores the relevance and urgency to enhance knowledge production through artistic research and intelligence. 

We look forward to sharing the contributions and innovations that will emerge with you.

Go to this page to read more about ARTinRARE.